St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-17
Gen. Hazen, Chief of the Signal Service
Bureau, Suddenly Dies at His
Washington Home.
The Wife of the Dead General in France
"A Short Sketch of His Busy
Career.
Speculation Upon the Prospects o1
Making the Signal Bureau
Civil One.
Prof. Edward, for Thirty Years Pro.
fessor of Mathematics vi at Ann
ArbOr. Found Dead.

betes, at o'clock this evening. He suffered
from diabetes for some years. but of late
had improved in health and strength, and
hopes were entertained of his complete re-
covery. At the reception to the diplomatic
corps given by the president he took Sc
we're cold, causing him to keep his bed on
the 14th. On the 18th he was up and re-
ported himself much improved. saying that
he would go to his office on Monday. On
Sunday morning his physician, P. Il. Har-
vey, Z. S. A., was summoned to see him
soon after daylight. He at once repaired to
his rooms and found
AN ALARMING CHANGE
i'll his condition, suggesting poisoning of
the blood from his constitutional disease.
He at once adopted measures to overcome
this condition and restore strength. con-
sultatiOn was also at once sought with Dr.
D. l.. Huntington. of the army, who agreed
in the main with the attending physician.
The case was deemed of so extreme gravity
that his relatives in this city were informed
and they at at once gathered about him and
spared no effort to bring relief. Some i'm
prOyement resulted from the treatment, bnt
towards evening his symptoms became ag-
gravated. and at the request Of his family
DR.. Lincoln met Drs. Harvey and Hunting
ton in consultation. Every measure that
skill or scieD?e could sugges failedt to rally
the sinking Jfficer. and he
BREATHED HIS LAST
at o'clock in. the evening. His final i'll
cd by-- md
his death was calm and without struggle.
information of Gen. Hazen's death was
conveyed Immediately by Col. Huntington
and Capt. Greedy TO the secretary of war,
who communicated the sad intelligence to
the president. The general of the armv,
who was advised of the death by telegram,
will be conferred with by Capt Greedy in
behalf of Gen. Hazens family as to the
military honOrs to be paid the deceased.
Owing to the delicate condition of the
health of his father in-law. Mr.. Mclean,
the funeral will take place from st. Johns
church. Mrs. Hazen, who is in France,
has been notified by cable and will return
Immediately to America.
AT THE DEATH BED.
There were present at the time of Gen.
HaZen's death Mrs. Washington Mclean,
Mr. and Mrs Bugher, the latter his wife's
sister; Capt. Greedy. who had been with
him during the entire day; Lieut.. Thomp-
son and Drs. Huntington. Harvey and Lin
coin, the attending and consulting physi-
clans. The remains will be in charge to-
night of Lient. Thompson, an officer of
Gen. Hazens old regiment.
AS AN ARMY BUREAU.
Special to the Globe.
WAsuINGToN. Jan. 15.-The death of
Gen. Hazen. it is believed. will be the be-
ginning of the end of the signal office as a
bureau in the army. Nothing but his
strong will kept it in favor. There is no
succession to Hazen's place in line. His
probable successor is Lieut.. Greedy. This
does not strengthen the chances of the sig
nal office remaining a part of the army.
He was at the last session of congress made
assistant general signal officer with the rank
OF major. This was accepted without much
complaint in army circles because of the
feelings that Greely's hardships III the Arc
tics entitled him to some reward, but to
make him head Of the signal service and
brigadier general will not be so easily ac-
quiesced in and it is believed that if he is
nominated for this place that act will be a
signal for war on the signal service West
Pointers generally believe the service ought
to be civilian bureau.
RIDICULE
of the signal service and Gen. Hazen has
been the universal delight of West Pointers
for years. 1t grew partly out of prejudice
against HaZen, diligently increased by his
enemies, who used his blunders to his dis
advantage. His fatal folly at Shiloh in
losing his brigade and then sitting down
quietly and taking his breakfast on gun
hay hoa
Stanley emptied his wine glass in Hazen'S
face at Gen. Sturgis' table at Ft. Mead,
and he took the insult meekly, Hazen's
name simply became a bYw0rd for coward
ice throughout the army. There is hardly
a second lieutenant in the service who has
not imbibed this prejudice. Still he was a
man of great ability and courage He held
the signal service in place as an army bu-
reau and brought it to degree of efficiency
never expected of it by anybody.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Gen. Hazen was born at West Hartford,
Windsor county, VT, on Sept. -, 1880, and
was. therefore, at the time OF his death. in his
57th year. His early life was passed in Ohio,
TO which state his parents moved in 1888, and
he entered the West Point military academy
from that state on the 1st of September, 1851
He was graduated in June, 1855, and was ap-
pointed brevet second lieutenant in the Fourth
United STATES infantry. He served through
the Indian war in Southern Oregon in 1856,
and having been appointed second lieuten-
ant in the spring of that year he came East
and proceeded to Texas. where his company
was stationed. During the two following
years he was engaged almost constantly in
active service against the Indians III Western
Texas and New Mexico, and was four times
compiimented in general orders from the
Headquarters of the army for bravery and
good conduct. During this campaign he re-
ceived a severe wound in the right side, from
which he did net recover until Feb
ruary 1860. On the 1st of April,
fn that year he was appCi1ted to full first
heutenantcy, ,on the 9th CT May 10 acaptaincy
aud in February, 1861, he was assigned to
duty as assistant professor of infantry
tactics at West Point. Soon after the break
ing out of the civil war he received leave of
ABSENCE with authority to take command of
the First regiment of Ohio volunteer in
fantry. On the 10th OF November he re-
ported to Gen. Buck at Louisville, KY, and
was assigned to Gen. Nelson's division, and
on the 9th of January, 1862, was appointed to
command the Nineteenth brigade of the army
of theOhio He moved with Gen. Buells army
TO Pittsburg Landing, took an active part in
the battle at that place and atterward served
in Northern Alabama until ordered TO assume
command of the post of Murfreesboro. In
Nav, 1862, he was appointed brigadier gen.
eral but the appointment was not confirmed
until after the battle of Stone River, in which
Gen. Hazen's brigade was hotly engaged and
rendered extremely Naluaple SefflceS.
GALLANTRY AT CHICAMAUGA.
In September, 1863, he took part in the bat
tle of Chicamauga under Gen. Thomas, where
he fought with great gallantry and where his
brigade as the last organized command to
teeve the field. In October, 1863, be enl-
barked at night with 1,3U0 picked men in fifty
two boats, floated down the Tennessee river
mast Lookout mountain, along seven miles of
the Confederate picket lines, and seized a
nosition which opened communication with
Cbicamaupa and decided the fate of Chatta-